ASTM E3215-19
(Practice)Standard Practice for Certification of Less Lethal Aerosol Devices Used by Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Other Public Safety Officers
Standard Practice for Certification of Less Lethal Aerosol Devices Used by Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Other Public Safety Officers
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1.1 This practice establishes the certification requirements for less lethal aerosol devices used by law enforcement, corrections officers, and other public safety officers.
1.1.1 This practice is intended to be used by certification bodies and by purchasers and suppliers in the procurement of less lethal aerosol devices that meet Specification E3187/E3187M.
1.1.2 The performance, testing, labeling, documentation, and reporting requirements for certification are specified in Specification E3187/E3187M.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.3 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
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Designation:E3215 −19
Standard Practice for
Certification of Less Lethal Aerosol Devices Used by Law
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Enforcement, Corrections, and Other Public Safety Officers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E3215; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2.2 Other Standards:
ISO 9000 Quality management systems – Fundamentals and
1.1 This practice establishes the certification requirements
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vocabulary
for less lethal aerosol devices used by law enforcement,
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ISO 9001 Quality management systems – Requirements
corrections officers, and other public safety officers.
ISO/IEC 17000 Conformity assessment – Vocabulary and
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1.1.1 This practice is intended to be used by certification
general principles
bodies and by purchasers and suppliers in the procurement of
ISO/IEC 17011 Conformity assessment – General require-
less lethal aerosol devices that meet Specification E3187/
ments for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity
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E3187M.
assessment bodies
1.1.2 The performance, testing, labeling, documentation, ISO/IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of
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and reporting requirements for certification are specified in
testing and calibration laboratories
Specification E3187/E3187M. ISO/IEC 17065 Conformity assessment – Requirements for
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bodies certifying products, processes and services
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3. Terminology
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.1 Definitions:
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
3.1.1 accreditation, n—third-party attestation related to a
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
conformity assessment body conveying formal demonstration
1.3 This international standard was developed in accor-
of its competence to carry out specific conformity assessment
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
tasks. ISO/IEC 17000
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
3.1.2 audit, n—systematic, independent, documented pro-
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical cess for getting records, statements of fact, or other relevant
information and assessing them objectively to determine the
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
extent to which specified requirements are fulfilled.
ISO/IEC 17000
2. Referenced Documents
2 3.1.3 certification, n—a system whereby a third-party inde-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
pendent organization determines that a supplier has demon-
E3108 Practice for Conformity Assessment of Protective
strated the ability to make a product that complies with the
Gloves Worn by Law Enforcement and Corrections Offi-
requirements of the specification, authorizes the supplier to use
cers
a label on products that comply with the requirements of the
E3187/E3187M Specification for Less Lethal Aerosol De-
specification, and conducts a follow-up surveillance program
vices Used by Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Other
to verify the methods the supplier uses to determine confor-
Public Safety Officers
mance with the requirements of the specification.
Practice E3108
3.1.4 certification body, n—third-party conformity assess-
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E54 on Homeland
ment body operating certification schemes and attesting to the
Security Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E54.08 on
conformity of products.
Operational Equipment.
Current edition approved Aug. 15, 2019. Published August 2019. DOI: 10.1520/
E3215-19.
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3.1.4.1 Discussion—A certification body can be non- 4.4 A compliant product model shall have a product label
governmental or governmental (with or without regulatory that meets the requirements specified in Specification E3187/
authority), and can also be known as a certification organiza- E3187M and Section 8 of this practice.
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